Tag: holiday experiences

  • How Four Brands are Marking St. Patrick’s Day 2024 with Experiential Shenanigans

    Like a wee leprechaun, St. Patrick’s Day is hiding just around the corner, and brands are preparing to celebrate with a host of shenanigans. While some companies are ensuring consumers will get home safely after a long day of drinking green beer on the March 17 holiday, others are popping up with stunts and themed […]

  • Holiday Activations: 14 Ways to Make Festive Season Sparkle

    The holiday season is always full of hustle and bustle—look no further than Nestlé’s mall “speeding tickets” for a sign that we all need to slow down—but it’s also brimming with fun, festive brand experiences that take the edge off of searching for the perfect gift and facing the in-laws. Grab a cup of cocoa […]

  • Holiday Roundup: How 14 Brands Celebrated the Season with Live Experiences

    Holiday experiences were in short supply in 2020 as mandated pandemic lockdowns dampened spirits and prevented gathering. But this year, in-person experiential holiday programs roared back to life in the shape of festive pop-ups, takeovers, charitable activities, installations and hospitality initiatives. While the omicron variant dashed some organizations’ event plans at the eleventh hour, the […]

  • From Spotify to Bacardi: Brands Creating Halloween Experiences

    Happy Halloween, marketers. While candy brands are having a field day today, plenty of other categories are getting in on the fun, too, leveraging the holiday to pull off stunts, contests and product launches. Last year, the industry saw Skittles activate a tiny house sampling structure, Reese’s activate vending machines that allowed trick-or-treaters to trade […]

  • With Sponsor Verizon, WIRED’s Holiday Pop-up Store Celebrates its Fifteenth Year

    WIRED magazine celebrated its 15th season of activating a pop-up retail experience showcasing the “must have, new, now and next” technology products for the holiday season. Open Dec. 13-22, consumers were invited to meander and shop a 2,600-square-foot space at Brookfield Place shopping center in Lower Manhattan, curated in partnership with the magazine’s editorial staff […]